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Department of Mechanical Engineering
This research integrates the broader field of thermochemistry with innovative materials science applications, focusing on developing thermochemical biomass conversion processes that optimize surface treatment and enhance structural integrity (residual stress) in materials.
Department of Publishing Studies
The researcher's work focuses on integrating factors that influence educational accessibility, innovation, and effectiveness across multiple domains. Their research examines how readability simplifies complex content in physical sciences textbooks for junior high students, explores art as a medium for public spaces in social sciences through city branding strategies, investigates the impact of STEM education through interactive media, analyzes gamification tools in educational settings, and assesses color perception in learning environments.
Department of Industrial Art
The researcher’s work synthesizes a comprehensive exploration of electoral systems, fiscal policy dynamics, social behavior, and political engagement across multiple disciplines. Their research focuses on examining how electoral systems influence voter turnout, the relationship between fiscal policies and democratic progress, and the role of social and intergroup psychology in shaping individual voting decisions. The study also investigates the impact of media influence on civic behavior and explores gender politics, economic theory, and judicial systems to understand the broader mechanisms that shape political participation and public engagement. Experimental behavioral economics is used as a laboratory for testing normative assumptions about voter behavior, while the legal system plays a critical role in determining electoral outcomes through electoral laws and procedures.
Department of Educational Innovations in Science & Technology
The researcher's work integrates computational modeling with empirical neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and formal logic to explore the neural mechanisms underlying human cognition. Their research emphasizes developing interdisciplinary methodologies that bridge computational approaches to understanding complex systems, particularly those involving language, culture, and mathematical thinking. The researcher's publications reflect a focus on integrating these areas to investigate how neural processes shape cognitive behaviors across societal contexts.
Department of Economics
Botulum Neurotoxin in Health: Understanding Neurotoxicity and Microbial Impact Gut Microbiota's Role in Health Outcomes: Their research highlights the importance of microbial processes in maintaining food safety. Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: The role of essential oils like Phaffia rhodozyma contributes to broader microbial biosecurity studies. Phaffia Rhodooza in Plant Biology: Their focus on Phaffia rhodozyma explores its impact on carotenoid production, tying into plant biology. Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction: Using yeasts like Phaffia rhodozyma in food processing reflects broader metabolic engineering applications. Cancer Screening and Detection: Their studies on adverse events after colonoscopy underscore the importance of microbiological knowledge in public health.
Department of Marketing and Corporate Strategy
A researcher focuses on examining factors influencing technology adoption and user behavior across diverse social contexts, including individual and group levels, with a particular emphasis on how individuals and consumer groups make purchasing decisions together in various settings.
Department of Surgery
The researcher has made significant contributions to advancing machine learning applications in healthcare through AI-driven data analysis and generative models. Their work bridges medical data processing with practical patient care improvements, particularly in disease prediction and drug discovery. Ethical considerations in AI development are prioritized to ensure responsible societal impact, demonstrating the transformative potential of AI in healthcare while emphasizing ethical integrity.

Department of Sociology & Social Work
The researcher's work focuses on advancing optimization algorithms in deep learning through the development of asymmetric Adam optimizer variants, contributing to more efficient training mechanisms for neural networks. Simultaneously, they explore generative modeling with GANs, employing these techniques to learn energy-momentum operators from real data, which has significant implications for applications in AI and computational efficiency.
Department of Pharmacology
The researcher's work spans a wide range of topics in life sciences and pharmacology, encompassing both classical and modern research approaches. Their studies focus on the pharmacological effects of natural compounds, particularly examining how substances like xylopic acid influence biological processes such as inflammation, pain alleviation, neurotransmission, and neuroprotection. Additionally, their work delves into the traditional uses of plants, with a significant emphasis on Ficus species, including Fucus exasperata, which is evaluated for its anti-inflammatory and antipyretic properties. The researcher also investigates the bioactive properties of compounds like xylitol and xylopic acid in various contexts, such as murine models of neuropathic pain, HIV/AIDS prevention, and mental health interventions. Their research highlights a comprehensive understanding of drug mechanisms across diverse diseases, from traditional plant chemistry to pharmacology, with a focus on both classical studies and modern approaches.
Department of Physics
The researcher has conducted extensive research across multiple domains within health sciences, focusing on advanced radiotherapy techniques, patient safety, AI in cancer detection, and innovative methods for radon measurements. Their work explores the application of low-dose rate brachytherapy in addressing critical points in cervical cancer, as well as web-based incident analysis systems for radiation therapy. The researcher has also investigated deep transfer learning using ResNet18 and Resnet34 to detect breast cancer with high accuracy. Additionally, they have developed innovative imaging methods to measure radon concentration in groundwater, contributing to environmental impact assessments and public health accountability.
Department of Clinical Microbiology
The researcher has made significant contributions to understanding infectious diseases in Ghana, with a focus on antibiotic use, bacterial epidemiology, fungal infections, respiratory viral infections, and malaria prevention and control. Their work encompasses studies on self-mediated antibiotic use, Salmonella and Campylobacter infection prevention strategies, molecular markers of drug resistance in fungi, respiratory infection management, and the impact of malarial diseases on public health.
Department of Industrial Art
The researcher investigates a broad range of social sciences themes, encompassing economic growth, environmental issues, financial systems, and public policies across multiple countries. Through various studies, they explore energy transitions, international finance, banking practices, education, and public policy effectiveness, highlighting the interconnected nature of these areas. Each study contributes to understanding the broader trends in these fields, from GH papers that examine energy transitions to broader international finance research, while others focus on banking regulations, policy implementation, financial markets, and education systems within Sub-Saharan Africa.